Ken Louie [#82] at 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship

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On this page, you will find information about Ken Louie, who is a contestant in Division 4 at the 2004 National SCRABBLE® Championship, held July 31st - August 5th in New Orleans, LA. This page is updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight CDT. Louie currently has a record of 16-14, -181, and is ranked #59 in Division 4.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player's past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player's ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player's opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Ken Surname(s): Louie Home: Whittier, CA, United States Age: 40 Awards: 5-time Home Run Champ (late 80's) now washed-up Hobbies: Softball, Dodgers, Lakers Occupation: Director of Finance/Government

Career History

5-year record against other players at this event	21-13 (0.618)
Past 1-12 months	11-8 (0.579)	W L W L W LLL W LL W L WWWWWW
Past 13-24 months	no games
Past 25-36 months	6-3 (0.667)	W L W L WWWW L
Past 37-48 months	2-1 (0.667)	WW L
Past 49-60 months	2-1 (0.667)	W L W

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 520 Average for: 358 Average against: 364
Before the Tournament		Louie is mentioned in this round's photo captions (2 hits).
Round 1		Louie played #13 Benton Bowen (Griffin, GA) and lost 354 to 392 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Louie had not played Bowen in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #100. Current record: 0-1, -38.
Round 2		Louie played #40 Elyse Fox (Chapel Hill, NC) and lost 330 to 348 (a spread of -18) . Before this event, Louie had not played Fox in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #120. Current record: 0-2, -56.
Round 3		Louie played #97 Robert (Bob) Nellis (Glenview, IL) and won 382 to 281 (a spread of 101) . Before this event, Louie had not played Nellis in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #81. Current record: 1-2, +45.
Round 4		Louie played #128 Bennett Schlesinger (Providence, RI) and lost 362 to 406 (a spread of -44) . Before this event, Louie had not played Schlesinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #110. Current record: 1-3, +1.
Round 5		Louie played #5 Zarrine Banerji (Columbia, MO) and won 309 to 304 (a spread of 5) . Before this event, Louie had not played Banerji in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #83. Current record: 2-3, +6.
Round 6		Louie played #90 Cheryl Melvin (Muskegon, MI) and won 341 to 303 (a spread of 38) . Before this event, Louie had not played Melvin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-3, +44.
Round 7		Louie played #86 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and won 374 to 360 (a spread of 14) . Before this event, Louie had not played Mancel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #65. Current record: 4-3, +58.
Round 8		Louie played #134 Bruce A. Shuman (Dallas, TX) and won 414 to 382 (a spread of 32) . Before this event, Louie had not played Shuman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 5-3, +90.
Round 9		Louie played #37 Leland Fidler (Waltham, MA) and lost 281 to 383 (a spread of -102) . Before this event, Louie had not played Fidler in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #68. Current record: 5-4, -12.
Round 10		Louie played #15 Becky Brittain (Springville, AL) and lost 337 to 367 (a spread of -30) . Before this event, Louie had not played Brittain in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #84. Current record: 5-5, -42.
Round 11		Louie played #23 Jane Clark (West Hartford, CT) and lost 371 to 409 (a spread of -38) . Before this event, Louie had not played Clark in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #93. Current record: 5-6, -80.
Round 12		Louie played #122 Dion Saldanha (Richmond BC) and won 384 to 325 (a spread of 59) . Before this event, Louie had not played Saldanha in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #79. Current record: 6-6, -21.
Round 13		Louie played #8 Mary Ellen Bergeron (Florence, MA) and won 324 to 304 (a spread of 20) . Before this event, Louie had not played Bergeron in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #66. Current record: 7-6, -1.
Round 14		Louie played #70 Joan Knobelsdorf (Palm Harbor, FL) and won 375 to 346 (a spread of 29) . Before this event, Louie had not played Knobelsdorf in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-6, +28.
Round 15		Louie played #117 Sam Rosin (Bernardsville, NJ) and won 470 to 387 (a spread of 83) . Before this event, Louie had not played Rosin in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 9-6, +111.
Round 16		Louie played #145 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and won 499 to 232 (a spread of 267) . Before this event, Louie had not played Tyszka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 10-6, +378.
Round 17		Louie played #152 Stan Williams (Wernersville, PA) and won 353 to 350 (a spread of 3) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Louie's record vs. Williams in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #20. Current record: 11-6, +381.
Round 18		Louie played #57 Bill Hunter (Houston, TX) and won 412 to 343 (a spread of 69) . Before this event, Louie had not played Hunter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 12-6, +450.
Round 19		Louie played #52 Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI) and lost 301 to 432 (a spread of -131) . Before this event, Louie had not played Hembrook in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #23. Current record: 12-7, +319.
Round 20		Louie played #33 Joev Dubach (Watertown, MA) and lost 343 to 385 (a spread of -42) . Before this event, Louie had not played Dubach in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 12-8, +277.
Round 21		Louie played #49 Alan Grossman (Laurel Springs, NJ) and lost 280 to 366 (a spread of -86) . Before this event, Louie had not played Grossman in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #39. Current record: 12-9, +191.
Round 22		Louie played #22 Tony Claitor (Winter Park, FL) and lost 259 to 453 (a spread of -194) . Before this event, Louie had not played Claitor in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #54. Current record: 12-10, -3.
Round 23		Louie played #25 Maneck Contractor (Kenner, LA) and won 401 to 383 (a spread of 18) . Before this event, Louie had not played Contractor in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 13-10, +15.
Round 24		Louie played #67 Danny Kidd (New Boston, MI) and lost 254 to 422 (a spread of -168) . Before this event, Louie had not played Kidd in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 13-11, -153.
Round 25		Louie played #7 Fischel Bensinger (North Miami Beach, FL) and won 369 to 321 (a spread of 48) . Before this event, Louie had not played Bensinger in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 14-11, -105.
Round 26		Louie played #152 Stan Williams (Wernersville, PA) and lost 325 to 396 (a spread of -71) . The last time these two played was 2004-03 at: PIGEON FORGE, TN Louie's record vs. Williams in the 5 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Current ranking: #57. Current record: 14-12, -176.
Round 27		Louie played #57 Bill Hunter (Houston, TX) and lost 271 to 523 (a spread of -252) . Before this event, Louie had not played Hunter in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #70. Current record: 14-13, -428.
Round 28		Louie played #145 Gene Tyszka (Mississauga ON) and won 370 to 339 (a spread of 31) . Before this event, Louie had not played Tyszka in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #61. Current record: 15-13, -397.
Round 29		Louie played #86 Nancee Mancel (Albuquerque, NM) and lost 374 to 377 (a spread of -3) . Before this event, Louie had not played Mancel in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #75. Current record: 15-14, -400.
Round 30		Louie played #40 Elyse Fox (Chapel Hill, NC) and won 520 to 301 (a spread of 219) . Before this event, Louie had not played Fox in at least 5 years. Current ranking: #59. Current record: 16-14, -181.

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